Section: The Australian (Australia)
Russia ‘has invaded’ Ukraine
OBAMA says the US won’t intervene militarily in Ukraine as Nato confirms at least 1000 Russian soldiers are inside the country. …read more Source: THE...
Russian troops ‘deployed’ in Ukraine
WASHINGTON and Kiev last night said that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Russia ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine conflict
THE US ambassador to Kiev has tweeted that Moscow had sent in its ‘newest air defence systems’ and was directly involved in fighting. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine peace talks stalled
TALKS between Russian and Ukrainian leaders have failed to produced a breakthrough towards ending fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine claims support for peace plan
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko says he got support for a peace plan from leaders at a summit meeting, who included Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: THE...
Kiev captures Russian troops
THE US has warned of an “escalation” in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Kiev captured 10 Russian paratroopers. …read more Source: THE...
Russian tanks cross into Ukraine: Kiev
FIGHTING has broken out after a convoy of Russian armoured vehicles and tanks entered Ukraine territory. …read more Source: THE...
Rebels parade captured soldiers
ABUSED and pelted with eggs and tomatoes, Ukrainian army prisoners have been paraded through the streets of a rebel stronghold. …read more Source: THE...
Merkel urges Ukraine truce as trucks go
ANGELA Merkel has pushed for a new ceasefire in talks with the Ukrainian President as the country celebrated the country’s Independence Day. …read more Source: THE...
Russian aid trucks quit Ukraine
THE West has rebuked Russia for sending trucks from an aid convoy to east Ukraine’s rebel-held Luhansk in a move Kiev decried as an “invasion”. …read more Source: THE...